Here are some figure paintings from our recent Friday night session. We played with light and shadow colors, and simplification of forms.
It’s incredibly enjoyable to hang out with people and make stuff. I think I might have the best job in the world. Friday night, I hang out with people I like, and paint. At the end of the class people were asking each other what they’re taking next. “Hands and Feet“… “Steamroller Woodcuts“…. Most of our students take a class every quarter, so over time we get to know each other, and I can watch their artwork gain a sense of depth and ease. I’m so happy I get to see everyone again next week.
Writing process Dr Martin Luther King Jr wrote about 450 speeches a year, and delivered somewhere around 2,000 speeches in his lifetime. His most famous works took form over countless iterations and inter-weaving with previous sermons and writings, as well as integrated pieces of feedback from his friends and advisors. Preparations On August 27, 1963, …
Nikki Barber: Rocks, Trees, and Places I’ve seen Opening reception: Saturday March 9th 6-9pm Show runs: March 9th-31st Editions Studios 6520 5th Avenue South #114, Seattle https://www.editions.studio/thestudio
You may have heard about Japonisme – the influence Japanese art had on Western art in the 19th century, after Japanese ports reopened in 1854, having been closed to the West for over 200 years. I posted about 8 Great Artists Inspired by Japanese Art a while back. Artists like Van Gogh, Degas, and Toulouse Lautrec …
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Some Figure Paintings, Studies of Light and Shadow
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Martha Soriano
Here are some figure paintings from our recent Friday night session. We played with light and shadow colors, and simplification of forms.
It’s incredibly enjoyable to hang out with people and make stuff. I think I might have the best job in the world. Friday night, I hang out with people I like, and paint. At the end of the class people were asking each other what they’re taking next. “Hands and Feet“… “Steamroller Woodcuts“…. Most of our students take a class every quarter, so over time we get to know each other, and I can watch their artwork gain a sense of depth and ease. I’m so happy I get to see everyone again next week.
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